Not so much a rock concert, more a back-garden barbie

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‘I do respect the elderly, and subjecting the Queen and Prince Philip to a
high-decibel ‘rock concert’ for hours is nothing short of cruel”, wrote
Gardener Chance, of Poole, yesterday in response to reports that Buckingham
Palace is to be the venue for the “largest rock concert ever” to celebrate
the Diamond Jubilee.

While Mr Chance’s worries are universal — what parent hasn’t experienced hours
of musical pain under their own roof — he should relax. Her Majesty is doing
herself an enormous favour, while proving she is, as ever, magnificently on
trend. She is having a ‘”staycation”; bringing it all back